2015 UK greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to decrease from 2014

Reduction in emissions mainly due to a decrease in coal consumption in power stations

The UK is on track to meet the Second Carbon Budget

UK greenhouse gas emissions to date during the 2nd Carbon Budget period

1,569 MtCO₂e

Total territorial emissions for 2013-2015 combined

2,782 MtCO₂e

The second Carbon Budget figures will not be finalised until end of budgetary period reporting in 2019.

Energy supply remains the largest emitting sector of UK 2015 greenhouse gas emissions

Energy supply 29%

Transport 24%

Agriculture 10%

Residential 13%

Business 17%

Other includes Public and Industrial Process sectors (the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector is excluded from the sector statistics above as it acted as a net sink of emissions). Please note the percentages above do not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Energy supply and waste management sectors experienced the largest reductions in emissions from 2014 to 2015

| Sector | 2014-2015 % change | 1990-2015 % change | |-----------------|--------------------|--------------------| | Energy supply | 12% | 48% | | Waste management| 7% | 73% | | Business | 3% | 26% | | Other | 1% | 72% | | Agriculture | 0% | 17% | | LULUCF | 1% | 229% | | Transport | 2% | 2% | | Residential | 4% | 17% |

LULUCF has a large percentage decrease from 1990-2015 as emissions in this sector have gone from being a net source in 1990 (5.7 MtCO₂e) to a net sink of emissions in 2015 (-7.4 MtCO₂e).

Further information: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics Enquiries: ClimateChange.Statistics@beis.gov.uk Responsible statistician: Amanda Penistone Tel: 0300 068 8090